a's and rangers tied atop the a.l. west. they will decide this thing tonight in the final game of the season. 161 games and it comes down to tonight. a's one of the great stories in baseball. they were 13 games behind the rangers. on june 30th. in the national league, the cardinals and dodgers playing for the final wild card spot. dodgers facing a must whiff behind game against the giants. dodgers down a run in the second. adrian gonzalez went deep the other way. is he going to get that? yes. nice catch at the wall. nady comes up perfectly, taking away an extra-base hit there. that was difference. the dodgers lose 4-3. with that, dodgers eliminated from the playoff race. that blockbuster trade didn't do a lot to help them. they were 14-21 after that deal. cardinals earn the last playoff spot in the majors. it will be the reds, the nationals, the giants, braves and cardinals in the national league with all the division winners already set. so the braves and cardinals have that one-game playoff in the wild card. less clear in